New Waterloo Catholic school board chair appointed amid Pride flag debates

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Kitchener/Wilmot trustee Renée Kraft has been appointed the caller committee of trustees seat for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB). This follows the abrupt resignation of Robert Sikora astatine the extremity of March. It besides precedes an upcoming treatment connected a question that would prohibition Pride flags connected WCDSB spot astatine the extremity of April.

Kitchener/Wilmot trustee voted successful arsenic seat successful a peculiar committee gathering Tuesday

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· Posted: Apr 15, 2025 12:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

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The Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) announced that a caller committee of trustees seat was appointed Monday night.

Renée Kraft, 1 of 4 Kitchener/Wilmot trustees, was voted into the presumption during a peculiar committee meeting. Former seat Robert Sikora stepped down abruptly successful precocious March but remains a trustee for Cambridge.

"Chair Kraft brings invaluable experience, beardown enactment and a heavy committedness to Catholic education," said a quality merchandise from the board.

Kraft steps into the relation arsenic the committee faces scrutiny for a announcement of question that would prohibition each flags connected WCDSB properties that aren't Canadian, Ontarian oregon with the schoolhouse committee logo.

This question has been met with mixed reviews with immoderate successful enactment and others opposed to the thought that Pride flags and different symbols of inclusivity could beryllium banned from WCDSB properties. The question is acceptable to beryllium discussed by trustees astatine the gathering connected April 28.

When Sikora resigned, the committee appointed vice-chair Linda Cuff arsenic acting seat until the election.

The board's merchandise besides thanked Sikora for his service. He had held the presumption since November 2023.

WATCH: 2nd rally held to protestation Catholic schoolhouse board's question to prohibition Pride flags:

2nd rally held to protestation Catholic schoolhouse board's question to prohibition Pride flags

A fistful of protestors attended a rally connected Monday day up of a gathering by trustees of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) to code its emblem policy. There were radical determination demonstrating connected some sides of the issue. The trustees are debating whether to prohibition each flags but for the Canadian, Ontario and schoolhouse committee emblem from being flown oregon displayed astatine schools crossed the region. If passed, it would mean the Pride emblem could not beryllium flown astatine section Catholic schools. Trustees are acceptable to sermon the question astatine a gathering scheduled for April 28.

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